22-09-2009 Recently a group of professionals submitted a petition to Prime Minister of Nepal, drawing his attention towards campus violence and political interference in university administration. Dr Alok K. Bohara, professor at the University of New Mexico, suggests some of the measures to improve standards of education in his country.
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15-08-2009 Indian Parliament recently passed the Right to Education Bill, which promises to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the country. OneWorld South Asia spoke to Dr Vinod Raina, a noted educationist and social activist, and sought his views on the various facets of this newly enacted law.
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21-07-2009 Recently launched ‘Teaching for India’ programme deploys the country’s most outstanding college graduates and young professionals as teachers in low-income schools for two years to expand educational opportunities to thousands of underprivileged children. It can make a monumental difference, says writer and commentator Rakesh Mani.
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25-06-2009 India’s Human Resource and Development minister Kapil Sibal, in an interview with Economic Times, discusses his plans to give a facelift to the country’s education sector. He outlines his plans for elementary, secondary and vocational education and the need to regulate private players to ensure quality.
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09-06-2009 By distorting history and vilifying others, school textbooks in Pakistan are fomenting extremism, reports journalist Nirupama Subramanian. The national curriculum revised in 2006, that had made a conscious effort to teach tolerance and respect for diversity, is yet to be implemented.
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06-05-2009 An elusive project to transform Bangladesh needs an infusion of resources, leadership and village-centred development if it is to be made meaningful, says Delwar Hussain, a researcher on Bangladeshi society with London School of Economics.
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20-04-2009 Bangladesh government is devising a new national education policy that purports to be in sync with the global knowledge architecture. Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb, editor of Journal of Bangladesh Studies, warns that any attempt at a one-size-fits-all policy will surely be counterproductive.
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10-03-2009 India needs to adopt innovative thinking, say editors Rohit Pradhan and Sushant K Singh. They claim policymaking has to move beyond politicians and bureaucrats to involve civil society and the youth to create a thriving ideas industry.
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11-02-2009 The Indian government’s move to bring madrasas into the mainstream education fold has made Islamic leaders sceptical. While they aver that it may undermine the essence of these religious learning centres, journalist Rohini Mohan notes that many among the community feel the need to keep pace with changing times.
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12-01-2009 He left his job at Microsoft to help poor children across the world have greater access to educational opportunities. In this interview John Wood shares his views about his organisation Room to Read that now supports 1.7 million children in the developing world.
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